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DETERMINATION OF WAVE- ENERGY DIRECTION.

Application filed an. 25, 1919. Serial No. 306,681.}.

g The present invention relates to the determination of the direction of wave energy and more particularly to the determinationiof such direction by means of two or more re ceivers of wave energy with compensated connections from such receivers. The present invention is illustrated and explained with particular reference to. apparatus for determining the direction of sound waves m traveling in water, but it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to apparatus employed for such pur ose but is applicable to the determination o the direction of other forms of wave energy, such for example as the radiant energy employed for wireless telegraphy.

In the drawings Figs. 1, 2, and 3 are diagrams shown for the purpose of explaining the fundamental features of the invention. 29 Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic plan view, partly in section, of a simple form of compensating device for two receivers. Fig. 5 is a detail view showin the modification of the apparatus shown in Fig. 4. Figs. 6, 7, and 8 are a I front elevation, 21 rear elevation, and a side elevation, respectively, of a simple type of apparatus for variably compensating the leads from a plurality of receivers. Figs.- 9 and '10 are diagrams illustrating the air paths as employed in one form of rotaryplate compensator. Fig. 11 is a bottom plan view of the top plate of a simple form of rotary plate compensator. Fig-12 is a top plan view of the bottom plate r such compensator. Fig. 13 is a section taken along the line XIII-XIII of Fig. 11. Fig. 14 is a section along the line XIV XIV of Fig. 12. Fig. 15 is a section alongthe line XV XV of Fig. 12. Fig. 15 is a diagram showing the spacing of t e receivers used with the rotating plate compensator of Figs. 11 to 15. Fig. 16 is an elevation, partly in section, of a compensator'for two lines of twelve receivers each. Fig. '17 is a bottom plan view of the top compensating plate of the compensator shown in Fig. 16. Fig. 18 1s a section along the line XVIIIXVIII of Fig. 17 Figs. 19 and 20 are a top plan-view'and a side elevation respectivel shown in Fig. 16. 'Fig. 21 is a fragmentary section along the line XXIXXI of Fig. 19. Fig. 22 is a section along the line XXII- XXII of Fig. 19. Fig. 23 is a section along 66 the line XXIIIXXIII of Fig. 19. Fig. 24

.Fig. 30. Figs. 31 and 32 are detail views of the bottom compensating plate of t e compensator is a. fragmentary plan view of the o enin 825 of; Fig. 19. Figs. 25 and 26 are a to? plan view and a side elevation of'the top valve plate of the, compensator shown in Fig. 16 Figs. 27 and 28 are a top plan view and a side elevation, partly in section, of the bottom valve'plate of the compensator shown in Fig. 16. Fig. 29 is a side elevation of receiving apparatus designed to be used with j the compensator shown in Fig. 16. Fig. 30 is a vertical section through the receivin' apparatus shown in Fig. 29. Fi 30 an 31)? are 'diagrammatical views o modifica: tions of the receiving apparatii's'lshown in showing the arrangement bf the rubberv nipple receivers of each group. Fig.- 33 is a diagranimatical view showing mounting on a ships hull of the receiver containing blisters shown in Fig. 29, Fig. 34 is a diegram of the connections of the compensator shown in Fig. .16, and, its receiving-units. l'ig. 35 is a vertical se tion through receiving apparatus similar t that shown in Fig. 29, but mounted in a tank inside the ship instead of in a blister. v

In diagram shown in'Fig. 1, the points t. and B indicate two sound receivers placed 1n the water spaced apart horizontally. The lines AL and BB indicate air tubes conveymg soiind from the receivers A and B to the left and right ears L and R of the observer. Suppose now that the sound Wave is ap proaching in the direction of the arrow X so that the line BO indicates the position of the wave front when the receiver B is being actuated. If the air columns AL and BE are equal in length, the sound will arrive at' the right car he ore the left ear the time lag being equal to the distance A6 divided by. w the velocity of sound in water, and the observer will jud e that the source of sound lies to his rig t. Suppose now that the len h ofthe air column BR be increased and the ength of the air column'AL be decreaseduntil the diflerence in their lengths is sumcient to offset the time lag between the recep'-- the sound will appear to come from a-point located in a median plane through the head or will be centered binallrally naural sensation by which the observer judges the sound to be at one side or to be centered,"depending upon where the sound waves arrive at the-ears-at difierent times or atthe same time is found to be accurate and direction X or the AB, and V. and V are the velocities of sound in air and water respectively. Suppose that the difference in the len th of thepaths AL and BB is to be indicat by some scale. The

above formula is the basis of the scale calibration to be used. It is readily seen that the amount of compensation to be introduced in the air columns AL and BB, in order to bin.-

aurally center the sounds from A and B, is the same for the direction X as for the direction Y symmetrical to X with respectto the line AB.

If it is desired of the sound from a distant ship by the amount "of compensation nece'ssaryto center the soundbinaurallyi' it maybe done by using an additional. pair '0 receivers having a base line of difierent direction than the line AB. In Fig. 2 four receivers A, B, C, and D are shown as mounted at the corners of a square.

Suppose the sound is-actually coming -m the direction of the arrow X. By connecting the receivers A and B to the ears and compensating binaurally, the observer will determine that the'sound is coming in either the metrical direction Y. If the observer then stem; with the receivers B and .C in the same manner, he will determine that the direction is either X or its symmetrical direction'Z with respect to the line BC. The true direction X is therefore j uniquely determined as that common to the two observations. In practice it will not be necessary to actually compensate or binaurallg center on the two pairs of receivers, B and The direction is determined to be either i X or Y by use of the pair A and B, and it is sufiicient to listen to the sound with the pair of receivers B and C connected by equal tube lengths to the cars. If the sound appears'to come fromthe observers left (the ear connected to B) then the direction will be determinedas X. If it appears to come from the observers right, (the ear connected to C) itwill be determined as Y. If instead of hav- The bihave a variable length. to determine the direction,

ing single receivers at A, B, C, and" D,"each letter represents a group of receivers, the same method of directiondetermination by comfpensation may be used. I a plurality of receivers is used the direction determination may be made by bringing the sounds into phase to produce a maximum sound and the maximum may be combined with of receivers are connected witheach ear. Re-' binaural centering, if a plurality ferring to Fig. 3, let A,'B, C, D, E, F indieats a line of equally spaced receivers mountedin the water, for example on the side of a "shi Let the lines'AM, BM, CM, DM, EM,

an FMrepresent air paths of the same length leading to a common collection point M. If the sound strikes the line of receivers in a direction at right angles to the line, the sound waves over the several lines AM, BM, etc. will all be brought into phase at the point M and the sound will be heard at a maximum. On the other hand if the sound strikes the line of receivers A, B, C, etc. at another angle, the sound waves will not be brou ht into phase at the point M, provided the pat s AM, BM, etc.

- are all of the same length, so that the intensity o f'the sound will not be a maximum, but will be reduced, due to the interference of the waves successively arriving over the several paths, AM, BM, etc. at the point M. Suppose,

en if a sound wave strikes the row of receivers from the direction X, the sound waves transmitted over the air columns AM, BM, etc. may be brought into phase by relativel varying the length of the air columns. If t e length of the air column BM is shortened with relation to the air column AM by the amount b L, where b is the however, that the paths AM, BM, etc.

distance between the wave front and the receiver B when the wave front strikes the re ceiver A, the received waves from the receivers A and B will arrive at the point M at the same time. Similarly, if the air column is shortened by the distance 0 the ii es travelling over it will be. b h into phase with the waves over the air columns AM, BM. Y Similarly the remaining paths DM and FM may be proportionally shortened so that the sound pulses from all of the receivers will be brought into phase at the point M.

It will-be, seen that a sound coming from the direction Y which is symmetrical to the direction X, will also be brought into phase at the point M with the same compensation as for the sound coming from the direction X. In practice this ambiguity may be removed by parallel tothe keel of the ship and onthe port and starboard side respectively, so that mounting the two lines of receivers each line will be shielded by the ships hull from sound coming from the opposite side of the ship. The observer, by listening to the two lines of receivers successively and comparing the intensities, can readily determine from which side of the ship the sound is coming. Or if receivers on the port side are connected to one ear of the observer and receivers on the starboard side are connected to the other ear, the observer can tell from which side of the shipthe sound is coming by his binaural sense of direction.

In Fig. 4 is illustrated a simple form of conpensator for use with two receivers. Let reference numerals 21 and 22 indicate two sound receivers, which are illustrated as submarine sound receivers, which may consist of rubber diaphragms closing the ends of the air tubes 23 and 24 respectively. The air tubes 23 and 24 are of equal length. Over the ends of these tubes are slidingly fitted two tubes 25 and 26 which lead to the left and right ear'pieces 27 and 28 of a stethoscope.

. -If a sound strikes the receivers 21 and 22 at the same time, as it will if it comes from a direction at right angles to the line joining them, the sound will be binaurally centered in the ears of the observer if the air paths from the two receivers to the respective ear pieces of the stethoscope are of the same length. Suppose, however, that the sound comes from such an angle that the .wave front arrives at the receiver 22 in advance of. the

receiver 21. Then if the air paths to the stethosco e are of the same length the observer wlll hear the sound to -h1s right. However, if the tubes 25 and 26 are slid to the left so that the air column from the receiver 22 is lengthened with respect to the air column from the receiver 21 to introduce a time lag equal to the difi'erence in the time of arrival of the wave front at the receiver 21 after the receiver 22, the sound will be binaurally centered by the observer. By means of a suitabl computed scale 29 the observer may read directl the angular bearing of the sound with relation to the base line of the receivers by binaurally centering the sound.

Instead of using the separate leads to deter mine bythe binaural sensation when the two sounds are in phase at the two ears, thesliding tubes 25 and- 26 may be connected to a common tube 30, having branches 31 and 32,

to thestethescope ea-r pieces, as shown in Fig. 5. In this case when the tubes 25 and 26 are positioned to bring the sound waves into phase in the tube 30, the sound will be heard as a mam'mum but without a binaural. If the lengths of the air paths from the two receivers 21 and 22, which are tributary to the common air column 30 are such as not to bring tne received pulses mto phase, the

sound heard will be reduced by interference.

In Figs. 6, 7, and 8 is indicated diagrammatically a compensator .ofthe trombone In these figures, reference'numerals 41,

sliding trombone tubes 41*, 42 etc. all of t e I same length, to two cones 63 and 64 which are connected with the left and right ear pieces,

65 and 66 of 'a stethoscope. If the sound strikes the line of receivers 41, 42, etc. broadside, it will be binaurally centered by'turning the lever 60 to a horizontal position, for in I this position the air paths from the several receivers to the setethoscope will all be of the same length. Suppose however, the sound wave approaches at such an angle that it will arrive at the receiver 52 first. If the lever v6O is horizontal so that all of theair paths to the stethoscope are of equal length, the sound will be heard in the right ear to which the stethoscope lead 66 is applied. Theobserver will then raise the right hand end of the lever 60 as shown in Fig. 6 and thereby proportionately change the length of the several air" columns from the receivers to the stethoscope, until the sound is heard at a maximum and is binaurally centered. Then by reading the angularly calibrated scale 67, the observer can determine the angular direction of the sound. If the receivers 41, 42, '43 etc.

are spaced apart equally, then the increments or decrements in the lengths of the several sound conducting paths must be made equal, which as shown in the illustration is done by spacing the trombone slides squal distances along the lever 60.

As shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the line of twelve receivers is divided into two sections of six receivers each, each section being connected to one of the ear pieces of the stethoscope. The compensation will therefore serve 'to bring the sound pulses fromthe receivers 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, all into phase at the left ear piece 65, and the pulses from the receivers 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52all into phase at the right ear piece 66 of the stetho scope, so that the sound will be at a maximum in both ears. The compensator also brmgs the sound'pulses from the'two sections of the receiver line into phase with each other, so that the sound maximaat the two ears are in phase with each other, and the sound 1s binaurally centered.- A line of compensated receivers in which a plurallty of rece vers are connected with each ear has the combined advantages of a maximum intensity and a binaural centering. This is of particular advantage where there are a number of dif ferent sound sources in the sound field.

' Inn When the compensator is set on a particular sound it not only am lifies such sound and makes it stand out romv the sound background, but also serves to focus out .or diminish the intensity of sounds coming from other directions. his enables an v observer to I more easily listen to the sound of one ship ing to a particular sound,.irres when there area number of shi s in the neighborhood. The combination a plurality of receivers connected bycompensated leads also gives a louder absolute intensity to the sound, and therefore'greater range in 1isten ective of its advanta ge in focusing out inter ering sounds.

The multi-unit compensator indicated in F1gs. 6-to 8 may be used as a pure maximum instrument without the binaural. For a pure i maximum instrument the cones 63 and 64'are joined in a common lead which-branches to the two ear pieces twelve receivers, for example submarine sound receivers. Let reference numerals 121 to 132 inclusive indicate air paths such as have the same length.

"tubes leading to the'compensator 140. The

compensator hasa circularplate in which are a number of concentric grooves which are interrupted by a block 160', forming two sets of arcuate air paths 141,- 142, to 152 inclusive, connecting to the respective leads 121 to 132- inclusive. At the sides of the block 160 are two collecting air paths 161 and 162 leading to left and right stethoscope ear pieces 163 and 164 respectively. The lengths of the air paths from the several receivers 101 to 112 to the stethoscope are predetermined so that when the block 160 is in the position shown in Fig. 9, such air paths all With the parts in such position, if a sound wave strikes the row of receivers broadside. the sound pulsestravelling over the several air paths will be brought into phase at the stethoscope and the sound will be heard as a maximum and will also be mill binaurally centered.

The radii of the circular grooves in the compensator plates are so chosen that the ra tio of the distance of the receiver 106 from the middle point of the'line of receivers to the radius of the groove 146, the ratio of thev distance from the receiver to the point 100- of the radius of the groove 145, etc. are all several center it, the

of the stethoscope in the same way as indicated-in Fig. 5. In such 9. case the pulses fromthe twelve receivers are Referring to Figs. 9 and 10, let ref-- erence numerals 101 to 112 inclusive indicate the plates,

equal. If'the block 160 is swungto one side i from the position shown in Fig. 9, the air paths in the several grooves will be varied in roportion to the radii of the grooves, and t ierefore in proportion to thedistance of the receivers from thecenter point 100. Suppose now that the sound 'wave strikes the line of-receivers coming from the left at an.

angle indicated by the arrow S, havingthe wave front indicated by the-dotted line T. The sound will arrive at the several receivers 101, 102, etc. successively, and will be heard in the leftear ofthe observer,'to which the stethosco e ear piece 163 is applied. To coma pensate t 'e-air paths and bring the sound in the stethoscope to a-inaiimum' and binaurally as shown in Fig.'10.- Because of the predetermined relation of the radii of the plate grooves to the spacing of the receivers, the air block 160 is swung to the right I.

pathsfrom the several :receivers, 101, 102,

will be lengthened in such roportion that the sound pulses will all reac the ear pieces of the stethoscope in phase. The spacing of the receivers in the water and the length of the The construction ofthe type of compensaair paths in the. compensator grooves are tor plates indicated diagrammatically in 1 Figs. 9 and 10 isshown in gs. 11 to 15 inclusive as designed fortwenty-eight receivers... The compensator comprises upper and lower plates 201 and 202. The lower plate, 202, is fixed inposition. The upper surface'of this plate is plain except for a series of fourteen arcuate blocks 21] to 224 inclusive. At the ends of these blocks are holes drilled through the holes being numbered 231 to 258 inclusive, the holes 231 to 254 being at one side of the blocks and the holes 245 to258 being at the other side of the blocks. These holes are connected with twenty-eight receivers by means of air pipes 260. These re ceiversare spaced in a straight line in the water, as indicated in Fig. 15, the receivers corresponding to the several holes being indlcated by referencenumerals 231*, 232', etc. The plate top 201 fits over the plate 202, being supported by an adjustable bearing screw 261 and antifriction ball 262, to be easily rotated. In practice the faces of the plates are lubricated with castor oil which forms an oil film which allows the two plates to smoothly ride over and prevents sound leakage between the air paths on the plates.

The upper late 201 has fourteen concentr c grooves num ered 271 to 284. A sector of the grooves is filled with Babbitt or VVoods in etal, indicated at 285 Fig. 11. On each side of this filled sector are two radial grooves 286 and 287, which lead from the end of the outer groove 271 to the center of the plate communicating with' the'ends of the intermediate grooves and terminating in two openings 288 and 289, to which are connected air tubes 290 which lead to the respective ear pieces of a stethoscope. When the plates are fitted together the blocks 211 to 224 fit in the several grooves 271 to 284 interrupting such grooves. When the plates are fitted together the receivers 231 to 244 are connected through the holes 231 to 244 to the sections of the grooves which extend from the blocks 211 to 244 around to the collecting slot 286. Similarl the receivers 245 to 258 are connected through their connecting tubes and .holes .245 to 256 to the opposite sections of When the plates are assembled, having relative positions shown in Figs. 11, 12, 13,

and 14, the air paths are such that the sound pulses coming from the several receivers for a wave striking them broadside, are brought into phase at the outlet ends 288 and 289 of the collection slots 286, 287, and therefore into phase at the ears of the observer. The receivers are relatively spaced apart with relation to the spacing of the concentric plate grooves, so that on turning the upper plate the air paths through the grooves are lengthened and shortened proportionately to the spacing of the receivers. It will be noted that as the upper plate is turned, the sections of the grooves leading to one half of the lines are shortened, while the sections .of the grooves leading to the other half of the lines are lengthened. Knowing the radii of the plate grooves, the spacing apart of the receivers in the water, and the relative velocity of sound in air and water, the angular turning of the upper plate necessary to compensate for the sound wave striking the line of receivers at any angle can be readily calculated, and a suitably calibrated scale applied to the plate.

The variable compensation by means of the .7

circularly grooved plates is particularly advantageous from a mechanical standpoint. The grooves can be closely spaced on the plates, the plates make a compact mechanical stricture and one which can be easily-operate With the type of compensator plates shown in Figs. 11 to 15, compensation takes place in a single stage, that is, one path of variable length is interposed in each of the leads from the several receivers tobring the sound pulses into phase, and the sound pulsesjthus brought into phase are conducted to the listening device by a common collection path (the collection s 0 ts 286 and 287). The com-.

pensation may, however, be made progressive by dividing the line of receivers into several groups, bringing the lead paths of each group to common collection points with variable compensation in each of the paths, so

that the pulses from each group of receivers are brought into phase with each other at the common collection point for that group. The

pulses at the collection points of the several groups are however, not in general in phase with'each other. The collection points of the several-groups are divided into groups and those of each group are in turn connected by variably compensated paths to another collection point at which the pulses are brought into phase,'and so on, so that at the,

final collection point the pulses from all of the receivers are brought into phase. This is known as progressive compensation, and is shown in another type of rotary plate compensator illustrated in Figs. 16-26 inclusive. In this compensator is also embodied a valve whereby the compensator can be switched to either one of two lines of receivers placed on the starboard and port sides of the ship respectivelyr I 1 v The arrangement of receivers and compensator connections is shown diagrammatically in Fig. 34. As shown in this figure there are two lines of twelve receivers each, indicated by reference characters RP and BS. The receivers are connected by air paths P to terminalsnear the compensator indicated, by

reference numerals 1 to 12, twelve for the 1 pgrt line of receivers and twelve for the starard line of receivers. In order to avoid confusion of crossinglines the connections of these terminals-to the compensator are not shown in the dia am, but the numerals 1 to 12 inclusive indicate the positions on the lower compensator plate to which the connections from the terminals lead, either the port or starboard line being connected to this plate by valves.

Referring to the structure of the compensator as illustrated in Figs. 16 to 26: The compensator has a pedestal 401 surrounded by a sheet metal casing 402. Inside of the 403, which extend to the receivers, twelve to the starboard side and twelve to the port side;

Mounted on the pedestal 401 is a stationary respective y by means of reference fnumerals 501 to 512 inclusive and 601 to 612inclusive.

' sheet metal casing are twenty-four air tubes The holes 501 to 512 are connected to one line of receivers on one side of the ship while the holes 601 to 612 are connected to t of receivers on the other side 01 the ship. The

he line I .hole 501 is connected'to the number 1 port twelve holes indicated by reference numerals 701 to 712 inclusive When the plate is turned in a clockwise direction these holes are brought over the holes 501 to 512 in the plate 410 making connections with: the port line of receivers. By turning the plate in the other direction the holes 701 to 712 are connected with respective holes 601 to 612 in the plate the nip les 732 and 733 I to whic tive ear pieces of a listening stethoscope. helical spring shown by 410, thus connecting the compensator to the starboard line of receivers. Formed in the top of the plate 700 are a number of grooves indicated by reference numerals 7 21, 7 22, 7 23, 724, 725, 726, 727, and 728. The groove 727 is continuous along the top of the plate, while the groove 728 has a cross-under indicated b the dotted lines 729, which-takes it under t e groove 727 at the middle of the plate, so that the grooves are reversed in position at tihe left hand side of the plate as viewed in i 25.

t the edge of the [plate are two holes 7 30 and 731 which exten downwardly and .outwardly through the plate and terminate in (shown in Fig. 16) are attached the leads to the respecdotted lines 740 in Fig. 16, fits around the downwardly eatendof 'ts weight and permitting ingpost 741 of the plate 700, supporting partthe plate 7 00 to turn more easily over the plate 411. The bearing surfaces of the valve plates are lubricated with castor oil which forms a thin tight film between them.

Fitting on top of th 800. The two plate 700 is a plate tight shellac sea between them,'and are held fixed in position by clamping screws through the holes 850, 851, and 750, 51 in the plates 800 and 700respectively. V i

Formed on top of the plate 800 are a number of blocks indicated by reference numerals 831 to 840respe'ctively. At each end of the inner blocks 831, 832, 833 and 834 are'open- *i'ngs through the plate.

late 700. 834 are holes numbered 802, 8 05, 808, 811, which are located directly over the holes 702, 705, 708, 'and 711 in the valve dplate'700. 'At the ends of the blocks 835 an ctively through valve 823 outr ends of the slots 721, 722, 723, 724 relates are fitted with an air- These openings, m-" Fig. 34. The air. dicated by reference numerals 801, 803, 804, v g 806,807,809, 810, and 812, communicate with 803, at the s des of thebloek831.

j the openings 701,703, 704, 706, 707, 709, 710,

and .712 res Near the b ocks 831,. 832, 833, an

837 are holes 821, 822,

and 824- which communicate with the spectively in the top of the plate 700. The two sets of holes 827 and 827 and 828 and 828 located at the ends of the blocks 836 and 838 communicate with the ends of the two slots 727 and 7 28 in the top of the plate 7 00. Atthe ends of the block 839 are holes 825 and 826 which communicate with the right ends of the slots 725 and 7 26 of the plate 700 as viewed in Fig. 25. Located near the blocks 835 and 837 are holes numbered 825 and 826., respectively which communicate with the other ends of the slots 725 and 726 of the plate 7 00. At the ends of the block 840 are holes 830 and 829 which communicate with the holes 730 and 731 respectively of the plate 7 00. The shape of-the openings at the ends of the blocksis shown in the fragmentary view of Fi 21, and the shape of the openings through t e plane surface of the plate is shown'in Figs. 22 to 24 inclusive.

Fitting on'top of the ably supported thereon is plate 900 shown in Figs. 17 and 18 which to ether'with the plate 800 forms the variab y compensated air paths; The. plate 900 is supported by the screw 950 (Fig. 16). which engages the pivot bearing hole 860 on the plate 800. The screw 950 is adjusted to afford a ver slight clearance between the two plates, t e two plates, being lubricated with castor oil which forms an airtight film between the air paths in their faces. in the bottom\face of the plate 900 are four inner sets of ai rcuate grooves of two grooves each numbered 901 and 902. The ends of the two ooves 901 and 902 of each set are connects by end grooves 903 and 904. Gutside of these grooves and in staggered relation thereto, are four outer sets of two 121K191 and outer grooves 905 and 906 of each set are connceted at their ends by short con- 900 is applied to the top of theplate 800 the plate 800 and rotat rooves each, numbered 905 and 906. The

blocks 831, 832, 833, and 834 fit in the four grooves number 901. The holes 802, 805, 808, and 811 grooves 902. e blocks 835, 836, 837, an

838 fit into the grooves 905. The blocks 839 and 840 fit into two of the grooves 906, and the 0 en into the corresponding 1 openings825, and 826,, open into the other two oi the grooves 906. a

The dia ram of the air paths in the grooves between t e plates 800 and 900 is shown in 'ipes from the receivers ead to the holes 801 and The paths directions from the block alon' 901 which is over the bloc numbered 1 and 3 in opposite the groove through the short and connecting grooves 903 and 904, 'oin in the groove 902, and pass down throng the-hole 802 to. the inner end of the slot 721. Here they-meet the air path from the receiver numbered 2coming through I the hole 702. The leads from the receivers 1 and 3 to the openings 701 and 703 are both of the same length, so that if the sound wave front strikes the line of receivers broadside,

the sound pulses are in phase at these two a points. And if the plate 900 is turned so that the block 831 occupies the'middle of the groove 901, the sound pulses from the two receivers 1 and 3 will be brought into phase at the opening 802, which opens into the end distance from one of the holes 701 through f half of the groove 901 around through half of the groove 902 and through the hole 802. This extra length is put in so that the sound pulses from the receiver 2 will be brought into phase at the inner end of the groove 7 21 with the pulses of the receivers 1 and 3.

Suppose, however that the sound wave strikes receiver number 1 first. Then additional time lag must be imposed on the connection from this receiver to bring the pulses all into phase at the inner end of the grooves 721. This is done by turning the plate 900 to lengthen the air path from the hole 801 brought into slots 722, 723, and 724 respectively. The

to the hole 802, and shorten the air path from the hole 803 to the hole 802 by a corresponding amount. In exactly the same manner the sound pulses from the groups of receivers 4. 5 and 6; 7, 8, and 9; 10, 11, and 12, are all phase at the inner ends of the four sound pulses which exist at the ends of the'slots 721, 722, 723, and 724 will not be in phase with each other, except for a sound wave striking the .row of receivers broadside. To bring these four sound pulses into phase with each other, a second stage of compensation is required. This stage of compensation is arranged to bring the pulses in the grooves 721 and 722 into phase with each other, and the pulses in the grooves 724 and- 723 into phase with each other, respectively. The sound pulses from the grooves 721 and 722 travel up the holes 821 and 822 at the ends of the block 835, and pass from the block 835 in opposite direction along one of the grooves 905, around through the end grooves 907 and 908, and the groove 906 to the hole 825,, and down into the end of the groove 725.

are of the same length and are both gradually tapered as shown in Fig. 25. This is for the purpose of reducing the cross sectional area of the air path so graduallyas to avoid any substantial reflection and loss of sound.

The radii of the several grooves are so I chosen that when the plate is turned to bring the sound pulses fromone group of three receivers, say receivers 1, 2, and 3, into phase with each other, they also bring the two pulses which result from the combination of two groups, such as 1, 2, and 3; 4, 5, and 6 into phase with each other. This progressive bringing into phase of the pulses from the several receivers is known as progressive compensation, there being two stages of "progressive compensation whichbring into phase the sound pulses from the six separate receivers in each half of the line.

I The sound pulses arriving at the holes 825 and 826 will, however, in general not be in phase with each other. The sound pulses from these two points are led separately to the two cars and are brought into phase by binaural compensation.

The sound pulses from the groove 725 pass up through the hole 825 into a groove 906, around the end to the groove 905 and down the hole 828 into the groove 728. The sound pulse travels across the plate in the groove 728, then up through'the hole 828 around through a groove 905 and groove 906 to the hole 830, which leads to one of the stethoscope ear pieces. from the slot 7 26 have a similar path through the holes 826, slots 906 and 905, hole 827 slot 727, hole 827 slots 905 and 906, to the hole 731 leading to the other stethoscope ear piece. By rotating the plate 900 the sound pulses to one car may be suitably lagged behind the pulses to the other ear. It will be noted that for the binaural compensation, the sound pulses to each ear travel through two sets of slots 905 and 906, so that turning the plate gives double the diflerence in air path which turning the plate gives to the air path for the second stage compensation between the sounds coming from the slots 721 and 722.

The reason for this is that the second stagev compensation must bring into phase the sound pulses. In the grooves 721 and 722 which-havea phase difierence proportional to the distance between two receivers 2 and 5 (the middle receivers of the two groupsof receivers 1, 2, and 3; 4, 5 and 6) which the binaural compensation must bring into phase pulses in the two grooves 725, 726, which havea phase difference proportional to the distance between the center point of the group of six forward receivers and the center point of the group of six rear receivers, which is doable the distance between the receivers 2 an 5.

The two stage compensation brings the sound pulses from the six forward receivers all into phase at one ear and the sound pulses from the six rear receivers all into phase at the other ear, thereby producinga maximum The sound pulses sound'in each ear. The binaural'compen'sation brings these two maxima into phase with each other and enables the operator to determine -the direction of a sound source both by the maxima and by the binaural.

1 921 of this plate and is read through a window 922 through a metal screen 923, which extends around the scale and is supported by the stationary uprights 924. This scale'has referably two lines of angular division on it, one for the starboard side and one for the port side. A screen'supported by the uprights 925 carried from the plate 700 is arranged to mask one set of figures when the valve is set for the starboard and mask the other set of figures when the valve is set for the port side.

Instead or nected with the air leads as shown in the diagram of Fig. 34:, a group of eight individual receivers is connected to each one of the twelve air pipes going through one side of the ship. These twelve groups of receivers are indicated by reference numerals 1001' to 1012 l inclusive inFig. 29. Each group of receivers Join,

is connected to one of 5' series of twelve air pipes 1101 to 1112 respectively. These air pipes extend through the stufling-box, through the skin of the ship, and their terminals are numbered 1 to 12 respectively. in

' Fig. 34, from which terminal connections are made to the compensator. The lengths of the several air pipes and their connections to the compensator are all the same, except that the air pipes 1102, 1105, 1108, and 1111, each have a few inches of extra length so that the air columns are all of-the same length from the receivers to the inner end of the slots 721, 722, 7 23, and 724, where the groups of air columns as has been explained more fully here-l tofore. As shown in Fig. 29 the 'air pipes 1101 to 1112 are bent in such a manner that the all have equal lengths outside of the ship s hull. This is done for the purpose of having the same temperature conditions over equal length of the several air columns, because in general the temperature will be lower outside.

of the ships hull, therefore, the sound velocit? will be somewhat greater in these lengths o the air pi es. Receivers for submarine sounds may a so be mounted inthe water or oil tanks of a ship, with the lengths of the air tubes in the liquid all the same,v as the the single receiving units con-- 1 1,esa,voe'

temperature of the liquid will in general be diflerent from the air space of the ship.

Each group of receivers comprises eight individual receivers as shown in the detail views Figs. '31 and 32. Each receiver consists of-a soft india rubber nipple 1015, clamped over the end of one of the small tubes 1014" and 101 1". nec'ted by branching tubes 1016, 1017 and 1017 to the respective main air conducting tubes 1101, 1102, etc. As the lengths of the branching tubes are fixed, the receivers ofeach group will of necessity be relatively compensated among themselves for some particu lar direction. As shown in Figs. 29, 31, and 32 they are iven a fixed forward compensation, the rig t hand end of the line'viewed in Fig.29 being toward the bow of the ship.

-The small forwardly proiecting tubes 1014' are-longer than the sma l rearwardly projectlng tubes 1014". These lengths are chosen so that the sound waves comingfrom the how will be brought into phase at the junction points 1016. Similarly the two pipes 1017 a and 1017 are of unequal len h to bring the collected. sound pulses into p ase at the junction point 1018. The fixed forward compen'sation of the branching connections of the main collecting tubes is chosen, because in following submarines the sounds are most frequently heard from the bow of the ship. The amount of phase difference between the different receiversof the same group is, how- These tubes are conever, so small even for sounds striking the line 'of receivers broadside that it does not seriously interfere with broadside reception.

The mechanical mounting of the lines of the receivers on the ships hull is shown in the cross section of Fig. 30. A number of bfiackets 1020 are bolted to the skin of the s 1p.

0n the outside of these brackets are inertiaplates 1021. .The inertia plates con sist of 'heavy metal plates of lead or iron about an inch thick. Behind the inertia plates are mounted sound screens 1022. The sound screens are made of thin fiat sheet metal boxes filled with some compressible ma-' terial, such as felt. The screens shield the receivers from noises coming from the ships hull, and the inertia plates ermit the receivers to be placed closer to t e pressure release surface of the sound screens and to the pressure release surface of a thin walled ship;v The receivers are mountedin front of the inertia plates as shown in Figs. 29 and 30.

formed by the side,

Instead of placing an inertia plate outside of the ships s tia plate or stifi'ening backing in? be applied directly to the ski s skin. 11 lgS. 30 and 30 are illustrate modifications in which the inertia loading or stiffening I is applied in as shown in Fig. 30 an inerl I inside of the ships skin. In Fig. 30* the receiver R is mounted outside of the ship,

while in Fig.30? the receiver R is shown as 

